Dr Yiannis Polychronakis' Outputs (10)

Additive manufacturing technology adoption in the upstream supply chain of the Nigerian oil and gas industry (2024)
Thesis

Additive Manufacturing (AM) has grown in popularity and advancement in academic research and industrial application, and benefits to supply chain are well documented, yet the technology appears relatively new to Oil and Gas (O&G) sectors, especially... Read More about Additive manufacturing technology adoption in the upstream supply chain of the Nigerian oil and gas industry.

Exploring the factors and attributes of value-adding activities and their impact on moderators and mediators within Rice Value Chains in the Ayeyarwady Delta (2022)
Thesis

Supermarkets across the globe have direct points of contact and data capture systems and records of customers buying behaviour. Often these are multiple forms of real-time datasets. These datasets allow for both extrapolations of historical data that... Read More about Exploring the factors and attributes of value-adding activities and their impact on moderators and mediators within Rice Value Chains in the Ayeyarwady Delta.

Sustainable food procurement in public catering – comparison of the UK with Denmark & Sweden (2022)
Thesis

The research compares sustainable food procurement in public catering in three countries: Denmark, Sweden and the UK. The greatest difference between the UK and the other two countries was the very much higher percentage of organic food in Denmark an... Read More about Sustainable food procurement in public catering – comparison of the UK with Denmark & Sweden.

Demand Forecasting In Manufacturing Pharmaceutical Small and Medium Enterprise’s (SME’s) In Ghana (2021)
Thesis

Forecasting is a ubiquitous, multi-discipline area which has received much attention from practitioners and researchers for many several years. It permeates every facet of an organisation’s life as the bedrock of planning and decision making. An orga... Read More about Demand Forecasting In Manufacturing Pharmaceutical Small and Medium Enterprise’s (SME’s) In Ghana.

Forecasting the success of megaprojects with Judgmental methods (2021)
Thesis
Litsiou, K. Forecasting the success of megaprojects with Judgmental methods. (Thesis). University of Salford

Forecasting the success of megaprojects is a very difficult and important task because of
the complexity of such projects, as well as the large capital investment that is required for
the completion of these projects. One could argue that forecasti... Read More about Forecasting the success of megaprojects with Judgmental methods.

The impact of judgment on statistical forecasts (2020)
Thesis
Keyes, M. (in press). The impact of judgment on statistical forecasts. (Thesis). University of Salford

The thesis will aim to empirically assess how judgment impacts a statistical forecast in a spare parts supply chain.
The thesis will investigate what impact judgment has on forecast accuracy that is, does it improve the statistical forecast. If so,... Read More about The impact of judgment on statistical forecasts.

Barriers to implementing green supply chain initiatives in road and ocean logistics (2012)
Thesis

In the year 1997, within the United Nations' building, several of the world's largest
countries chose to address the issue of climate change. For some years prior to 1997,
there were grumblings by NGOs (non-government organisations), such as
Green... Read More about Barriers to implementing green supply chain initiatives in road and ocean logistics.

The impact of horizontal mergers and acquisitions on supply chain management : the case of the industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul distribution sector
Thesis
Wojtak, P. (in press). The impact of horizontal mergers and acquisitions on supply chain management : the case of the industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul distribution sector. (Thesis). University of Salford

A great majority of commercial businesses plan to or, at least, desire to grow and expand their operations, enter new markets, obtain new technologies, and find new customers. These goals can be achieved in an organic way through slow expansion, stea... Read More about The impact of horizontal mergers and acquisitions on supply chain management : the case of the industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul distribution sector.

Additive manufacturing implementation in healthcare systems : a supply chain perspective
Thesis
Chaldoupis, K. (in press). Additive manufacturing implementation in healthcare systems : a supply chain perspective. (Thesis). University of Salford

Additive Manufacturing (AM), or “3D Printing”, also called the ‘Third Industrial Revolution’, allows companies and individuals to “print-out” solid objects layer-by-layer based on access to 3-dimensional computer data. Several authors have pointed ou... Read More about Additive manufacturing implementation in healthcare systems : a supply chain perspective.

The influencing factors of public procurement policy development : the case of Libya
Thesis
EL-GAYED, Y. The influencing factors of public procurement policy development : the case of Libya. (Thesis). University of Salford

The global economic crises that have emerged over the past few years have put a tremendous strain on (and remains a challenge for) all the major economies of the world. Whilst achieving a balance of retaining front line services for citizens and keep... Read More about The influencing factors of public procurement policy development : the case of Libya.